The Lab (Asia) Limited
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Consultancy
Advisory & Consultancy
Hong Kong
Macau
The Lab (Asia) Limited (The Lab) is a fully independent materials testing, inspection and consulting organization serving the construction, civil engineering, highways, airports and associated industries. Headquartered in Hong Kong with offices and laboratories in Macau and Zhuhai, The Lab has a comprehensive scope of laboratory and site testing operations, as well as materials inspection, investigation and consultancy services. In 2021, The Lab became a wholly owned subsidiary of SGS Group, the world’s leading Testing, Inspection, and Certification company, to support major infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.
Building material testing
The Lab conducts testing services to most international test standards, such as accredited by the Hong Kong Accreditation Service under the HOKLAS scheme. We test:
- Concrete
- Asphalt
- Cement
- Aggregate
- Admixture
- PFA
- Steel reinforcement
- Soil and rock
- Pipes and fittings
Airport Onsite Labs
The Lab has contributed to various infrastructure projects both in the public and private sectors including dedicated testing and inspection services for the Hong Kong Airport Authority. As one of the contracted licensees supporting the construction of the third runway, we established one of the largest onsite labs for the construction sector, employing over 300 experts. The project has created opportunities and competence for further expansion into the Mainland China infrastructure market and beyond.
Innovation
The Lab commits to innovation and adopting new processes with Robotic Arms deployed in our testing processes since 2023 to enhance process efficiency. In addition to automatic robotic processes, we now also include IoT monitoring services as part of our overall service to serve our clients’ dynamic needs. The Lab offers various IoT solutions for monitoring site environment, concrete conditions, and structural integrity that can be customized to clients’ specific alert levels. Our technical expertise and know-how enable our clients to remotely monitor onsite parameters in real-time in a safer, faster, and more reliable way.
